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2008

Well it's time once again for the big race week here in Concord NC at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Folks from all walks of life are camping in tents, RV's, and pop ups to enjoy the atmosphere and family fun of our race festivities. This weekend is the All Star race and next weekend is the big 600 rac...

A couple of months ago I found a great site run by a young couple who have made it their full time business to try out tech gadgets, websites and software and report on it for all to learn. The site is www.GeekBrief.tv and the host is Cali Lewis. The behind the scenes camera guy and partner is h...

So who out there is attending the StarPower Conference this year? I went two years ago, but skipped last year. This year, my younger brother (taking PreLicensing as we speak) is entering the real estate business as a member of The Pender Group Real Estate Specialists serving greater Charlotte N...

Lately I've been using my longstanding membership with VisualTour.com to assist my buyers from out of town. Today, I took pictures of some inspection items at the house my clients are buying so that the husband who has not yet seen the house, can get a better idea of what those issues look like....

This morning a future listing client (a friend of mine who has been fixing up his house near Harrisburg NC for several months now as per my suggestions) called me and asked "Would it be too redneck for me to include my two used vehicles (a Jeep and an Accord) in with the house when we list it?...

I was referred to a first time buyer last week. They are a young couple with a little girl and they came to me from a mortgage broker with whom I do a good amount of business. We found a house they liked in Charlotte NC, and when I called to speak to the listing agent to ask some questions, his...

While waiting in line to take my mom to lunch on Mother's Day, I had a brief conversation with a lady who, upon hearing that I'm in real estate, immediately said "Wow, it must be hard for you right now." She honestly perplexed me so I asked her what she meant. She said that she's heard how bad ...

In today's newspaper the Charlotte Observer, an article caught my eye concerning agents taking bonuses without disclosing that fact to the clients involved. While there is only a verbal requirement to disclose agent bonuses, we as agents DO have a form called the "Confirmation of Agency" which gi...

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